Dynamic offloading of v2x services to dsrc

ABSTRACT

Systems and methods of providing V2X communications are generally described. The multimode UE communicates V2X messages with an eNB. The eNB detects whether the UE is able to receive messages from a nearby DSRC RSU based on measurements received from the UE and reported to the eNB. Based on the measurements, the eNB offloads V2X traffic to the DSRC RSU and triggers the UE to start communicating the V2X services from the DSRC RSU rather than the eNB. The measurements are reported in a BSR or DSRC MAC control element or RRC measurement report. The measurement report includes DSRC presence fields, CCH measurements and SCH measurements for each DSRC RSU that the UE is able to detect.

PRIORITY CLAIM

This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application Ser. No. 62/357,126, filed Jun. 30, 2016, entitled“DYNAMIC OFFLOADING OF V2X SERVICES TO DSRC,” and U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application Ser. No. 62/360,057, filed Jul. 8, 2016, entitled“DSRC MEASUREMENTS SUPPORT IN A 3GPP NETWORK,” which is incorporatedherein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Embodiments pertain to radio access networks. Some embodiments relate tovehicle-to-every thing (V2X) communications in various radio accesstechnologies (RATs) including cellular and wireless local area network(WLAN) networks, including Third Generation Partnership Project LongTerm Evolution (3GPP LTE) networks and LTE advanced (LTE-A) networks aswell as 4^(th) generation (4G) networks and 5^(th) generation (5G)networks.

BACKGROUND

The use of 3GPP LIE systems (including both LTE and LTE-A systems) hasincreased due to both an increase in the types of devices user equipment(UEs) using network resources as well as the amount of data andbandwidth being used by various applications, such as video streaming,operating on these UEs. For example, the growth of network use byInternet of Things (IoT) UEs, which include machine type communication(MTC) devices such as sensors and may use machine-to-machine (M2M)communications, as well as the burgeoning V2X communications, hasseverely strained network resources and increased communicationcomplexity. V2X communications of a variety of different applicationsfrom a UE are to coordinate with various technologies, as well as amongpotentially rapidly moving vehicles. This may be particularly relevantto future generations of UEs, which may be able to communicate usingvarious technologies. At present, however, at most a limited amount ofcontrol information may be able to be passed between these disparatetechnologies, leading to a number of issues.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

In the figures, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, like numeralsmay describe similar components in different views. Like numerals havingdifferent letter suffixes may represent different instances of similarcomponents. The figures illustrate generally, by way of example, but notby way of limitation, various embodiments discussed in the presentdocument.

FIG. 1 illustrates an architecture of a system of a network inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 2 illustrates example components of a device in accordance withsome embodiments.

FIG. 3 illustrates example interfaces of baseband circuity in accordancewith some embodiments.

FIG. 4 is an illustration of a control plane protocol stack inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 5 is an illustration of a user plane protocol stack in accordancewith some embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating components, according to someexample embodiments, able to read instructions from a machine-readableor computer-readable medium (e.g., a non-transitory machine-readablestorage medium) and perform any one or more of the methodologiesdiscussed herein.

FIG. 7 illustrates an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 8A illustrates an ITS prior to offloading according to someembodiments.

FIG. 8B, which illustrates an ITS after offloading according to someembodiments.

FIG. 9 illustrates a message flow according to some embodiments.

FIG 10 illustrates a measurement report flow according to someembodiments.

FIG. 11 illustrates a measurement report flow according to someembodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description and the drawings sufficiently illustratespecific embodiments to enable those skilled in the art to practicethem. Other embodiments may incorporate structural, logical, electrical,process, and other changes. Portions and features of some embodimentsmay be included in, or substituted for, those of other embodiments.Embodiments set forth in the claims encompass all available equivalentsof those claims.

FIG. 1 illustrates an architecture of a system 100 of a network inaccordance with some embodiments. The system 100 is shown to include auser equipment (UE) 101 and a UE 102. The UEs 101 and 102 areillustrated as smartphones (e.g., handheld touchscreen mobile computingdevices connectable to one or more cellular networks), but may alsocomprise any mobile or non-mobile computing device, such as PersonalData Assistants (PDAs), pagers, laptop computers, desktop computers,wireless handsets, or any computing device including a wirelesscommunications interface.

In some embodiments, any of the UEs 101 and 102 can comprise an Internetof Things (IoT) UE, which can comprise a network access layer designedfor low-power IoT applications utilizing short-lived UE connections. AnIoT UE can utilize technologies such as machine to-machine (M2M) ormachine-type communications (MTC) for exchanging data with an MTC serveror device via a public land mobile network (PLMN), Proximity-BasedService (ProSe) or device-to-device (D2D) communication, sensornetworks, or IoT networks. The M2M or MTC exchange of data may be amachine-initiated exchange of data. An IoT network describesinterconnecting IoT UEs, which may include uniquely identifiableembedded computing devices (within the Internet infrastructure), withshort-lived connections. The IoT UEs may execute background applications(e.g., keep-alive messages, status updates, etc.) to facilitate theconnections of the IoT network.

The UEs 101 and 102 may be configured to connect, e.g., communicativelycouple, with a radio access network (RAN) 110—the RAN 110 may be, forexample, an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN), a Ne2Gen RAN (NG RAN), orsome other type of RAN. The UEs 101 and 102 utilize connections 103 and104, respectively, each of which comprises a physical communicationsinterface or layer (discussed in further detail below); in this example,the connections 103 and 104 are illustrated as an air interface toenable communicative coupling, and can be consistent with cellularcommunications protocols, such as a Global System for MobileCommunications (GSM) protocol, a code-division multiple access (CDMA)network protocol, a Push-to-Talk (PTT) protocol, a PTT over Cellular(POC) protocol, a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)protocol, a 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) protocol, a fifth generation(5G) protocol, a New Radio (NR) protocol, and the like.

In this embodiment, the UEs 101 and 102 may further directly exchangecommunication data via a ProSe interface 105. The ProSe interface 105may alternatively be referred to as a sidelink interface comprising oneor more logical channels, including but not limited to a PhysicalSidelink Control Channel (PSCCH), a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel(PSSCH), a Physical Sidelink Discover/Channel (PSDCH), and a PhysicalSidelink Broadcast Channel (PSBCH).

The UE 102 is shown to be configured to access an access point (AP) 106via connection 107. The connection 107 can comprise a local wirelessconnection, such as a connection consistent with any IEEE 802.11protocol, wherein the AP 106 would comprise a wireless fidelity (WiFi®)router. In this example, the AP 106 is shown to be connected to theinternet without connecting to the core network of the wireless system(described in further detail below).

The RAN 110 can include one or more access nodes that enable theconnections 103 and 104. These access nodes (ANs) can be referred to asbase stations (BSs), NodeBs, evolved NodeBs (eNBs), ne2 GenerationNodeBs (gNB), RAN nodes, and so forth, and can comprise ground stations(e.g., terrestrial access points) or satellite stations providingcoverage within a geographic area (e.g., a cell). The RAN 110 mayinclude one or more RAN nodes for providing macrocells, e.g., macro RANnode 111, and one or more RAN nodes for providing femtocells orpicocells (e.g., cells having smaller coverage areas, smaller usercapacity, or higher bandwidth compared to macrocells), e.g., low power(LP) RAN node 112.

Any of the RAN nodes 111 and 112 can terminate the air interfaceprotocol and can be the first point of contact for the UEs 101 and 102.In some embodiments, any of the RAN nodes 111 and 112 can fulfillvarious logical functions for the RAN 110 including, but not limited to,radio network controller (RNC) functions such as radio bearermanagement, uplink and downlink dynamic radio resource management anddata packet scheduling, and mobility management.

In accordance with some embodiments, the UEs 101 and 102 can beconfigured to communicate using Orthogonal Frequency-DivisionMultiplexing (OFDM) communication signals with each other or with any ofthe RAN nodes 111 and 112 over a multicarrier communication channel inaccordance various communication techniques, such as, but not limitedto, an Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)communication technique (e.g., for downlink communications) or a SingleCarrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) communicationtechnique (e.g., for uplink and ProSe or sidelink communications),although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.The OFDM signals can comprise a plurality of orthogonal subcarriers.

In some embodiments, a downlink resource grid can be used for downlinktransmissions from any of the RAN nodes 111 and 112 to the UEs 101 and102, while uplink transmissions can utilize similar techniques. The gridcan be a time-frequency grid, called a resource grid or time-frequencyresource grid, which is the physical resource in the downlink in eachslot. Such a time-frequency plane representation is a common practicefor OFDM systems, which makes it intuitive for radio resourceallocation. Each column and each row of the resource grid corresponds toone OFDM symbol and one OFDM subcarrier, respectively. The duration ofthe resource grid in the time domain corresponds to one slot in a radioframe. The smallest time-frequency unit in a resource grid is denoted asa resource element. Each resource grid comprises a number of resourceblocks, which describe the mapping of certain physical channels toresource elements. Each resource block comprises a collection ofresource elements; in the frequency domain, this may represent thesmallest quantity of resources that currently can be allocated. Thereare several different physical downlink channels that are conveyed usingsuch resource blocks.

The physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) may carry user data andhigher-layer Signaling to the UEs 101 and 102. The physical downlinkcontrol channel (PDCCH) may carry information about the transport formatand resource allocations related to the PDSCH channel among otherthings. It may also inform the UEs 101 and 102 about the transportformat, resource allocation, and H-ARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request)information related to the uplink shared channel. Typically, downlinkscheduling (assigning control and shared channel resource blocks to theUE 102 within a cell) may be performed at any of the RAN nodes 111 and112 based on channel quality information fed back from any of the UEs101 and 102. The downlink resource assignment information may be sent onthe PDCCH used for (e.g., assigned to) each of the UEs 101 and 102.

The PDCCH may use control channel elements (CCEs) to convey the controlinformation. Before being mapped to resource elements, the PDCCHcomplex-valued symbols may first be organized into quadruplets, whichmay then be permuted using a sub-block interleaver for rate matching.Each PDCCH may be transmitted using one or more of these CCEs, whereeach CCE may correspond to nine sets of four physical resource elementsknown as resource element groups (REGs). Four Quadrature Phase ShiftKeying (QPSK) symbols may be mapped to each REG. The PDCCH can betransmitted using one or more CCEs, depending on the size of thedownlink control information (DCI) and the channel condition. There canbe four or more different PDCCH formats defined in LTE with differentnumbers of CCEs (e.g., aggregation level, L=1, 2, 4, or 8).

Some embodiments may use concepts for resource allocation for controlchannel information that are an e2ension of the above-describedconcepts. For example, some embodiments may utilize an enhanced physicaldownlink control channel (EPDCCH) that uses PDSCH resources for controlinformation transmission. The EPDCCH may be transmitted using one ormore enhanced the control channel elements (ECCEs). Similar to above,each ECCE may correspond to nine sets of four physical resource elementsknown as an enhanced resource element groups (EREGs). An ECCE may haveother numbers of EREGs in some situations.

The RAN 110 is shown to be communicatively coupled to a core network(CN) 120—via an S1 interface 113. In embodiments, the CN 120 may be anevolved packet core (EPC) network, a Ne2Gen Packet Core (NPC) network,or some other type of CN. In this embodiment, the S1 interface 113 issplit into two parts; the S1-U interface 114, which carries traffic databetween the RAN nodes 111 and 112 and the serving gateway (S-GW) 122,and the S1-mobility management entity (MME) interface 115, which is asignaling interface between the RAN nodes 111 and 112 and MMEs 121.

In this embodiment, the CN 120 comprises the MMEs 121, the S-GW 122, thePacket Data Network (PDN) Gateway (P-GW) 123, and a home subscriberserver (HSS) 124. The MMEs 121 may be similar in function to the controlplane of legacy Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) SupportNodes (SGSN). The MMEs 121 may manage mobility aspects in access such asgateway selection and tracking area list management. The HSS 124 maycomprise a database for network users, including subscription-relatedinformation to support the network entities' handling of communicationsessions. The CN 120 may comprise one or several HSSs 124, depending onthe number of mobile subscribers, on the capacity of the equipment, onthe organization of the network, etc. For example, the HSS 124 canprovide support for routing/roaming, authentication, authorization,naming/addressing resolution, location dependencies, etc.

The S-GW 122 may terminate the SI interface 113 towards the RAN 110, androutes data packets between the RAN 110 and the CN 120. In addition, theS-GW 122 may be a local mobility anchor point for inter-RAN nodehandovers and also may provide an anchor for inter-3GPP mobility. Otherresponsibilities may include lawful intercept, charging, and some policyenforcement.

The P-GW 123 may terminate an SGi interface toward a PDN. The P-GW 123may route data packets between the EPC network 123 and e2ernal networkssuch as a network including the application server 130 (alternativelyreferred to as application function (AF)) via an Internet Protocol (IP)interface 125. Generally, the application server 130 may be an elementoffering applications that use IP bearer resources with the core network(e.g., UMTS Packet Services (PS) domain, LTE PS data services, etc.). Inthis embodiment, the P-GW 123 is shown to be communicatively coupled toan application server 130 via an IP communications interface 125. Theapplication server 130 can also be configured to support one or morecommunication services (e.g., Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP)sessions, PTT sessions, group communication sessions, social networkingservices, etc.) for the UEs 101 and 102 via the CN 120.

The P-GW 123 may further be a node for policy enforcement and chargingdata collection. Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCRF) 126 isthe policy aid charging control element of the CN 120. In a non-roamingscenario, there may be a single PCRF in the Borne Public Land MobileNetwork (HPLMN) associated with a UE's Internet Protocol ConnectivityAccess Network (IP-CAN) session. In a roaming scenario with localbreakout of traffic, there may be two PCRFs associated with a UE'sIP-CAN session: a Home PCRF (H-PCRF) within a HPLMN and a Visited PCRF(V-PCRF) within a Visited Public Land Mobile Network (VPLMN). The PCRF126 may be communicatively coupled to the application server 130 via theP-GW 123. The application server 130 may signal the PCRF 126 to indicateanew service flow and select the appropriate Quality of Service (QoS)and charging parameters. The PCRF 126 may provision this rule into aPolicy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) (not shown) with theappropriate traffic flow template (TFT) and QoS class of identifier(QCI), which commences the QoS and charging as specified by theapplication server 130.

FIG. 2 illustrates example components of a device 200 in accordance withsome embodiments. In some embodiments, the device 200 may includeapplication circuitry 202, baseband circuitry 204, Radio Frequency (RF)circuitry 206, front-end module (FEM) circuitry 208, one or moreantennas 210, and power management circuitry (PMC) 212 coupled togetherat least as shown. The components of the illustrated device 200 may beincluded in a UE or a RAN node. In some embodiments, the device 200 mayinclude less elements (e.g., a RAN node may not utilize applicationcircuitry 202, and instead include a processor/controller to process IPdata received from an EPC). In some embodiments, the device 200 mayinclude additional elements such as, for example, memory/storage,display, camera, sensor, or input/output (I/O) interface. In otherembodiments, the components described below may be included in more thanone device (e.g., said circuitries may be separately included in morethan one device for Cloud-RAN (C-RAN) implementations).

The application circuitry 202 may include one or more applicationprocessors. For example, the application circuitry 202 may includecircuitry such as, but not limited to, one or snore single-core ormulti-core processors. The processor(s) may include any combination ofgeneral-purpose processors and dedicated processors (e.g., graphicsprocessors, application processors, etc.). The processors may be coupledwith or may include memory/storage and may be configured to executeinstructions stored in the memory/storage to enable various applicationsor operating systems to run on the device 200. In some embodiments,processors of application circuitry 202 may process IP data packetsreceived from an EPC.

The baseband circuitry 204 may include circuitry such as, but notlimited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. Thebaseband circuitry 204 may include one or more baseband processors orcontrol logic to process baseband signals received from a receive signalpath of the RF circuitry 206 and to generate baseband signals for atransmit signal path of the RF circuitry 206. Baseband processingcircuity 204 may interface with the application circuitry 202 forgeneration and processing of the baseband signals and for controllingoperations of the RF circuitry 206. For example, in some embodiments,the baseband circuitry 204 may include a third generation (3G) basebandprocessor 204A, a fourth generation (4G) baseband processor 204B, afifth generation (5G) baseband processor 204C, or other basebandprocessor(s) 204D for other existing generations, generations indevelopment or to be developed in the future (e.g., second generation(2G), si2h generation (6G), etc.). The baseband circuitry 204 (e.g., oneor more of baseband processors 204A-D) may handle various radio controlfunctions that enable communication with one or more radio networks viathe RF circuitry 206. In other embodiments, some or all of thefunctionality of baseband processors 204A-D may be included in modulesstored in the memory 204G and executed via a Central Processing Unit(CPU) 204E. The radio control functions may include, but are not limitedto, signal modulation/demodulation, encoding/decoding, radio frequencyshifting, etc. In some embodiments, modulation/demodulation circuitry ofthe baseband circuitry 204 may include Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT),precoding, or constellation mapping/demapping functionality. In someembodiments, encoding/decoding circuitry of the baseband circuitry 204may include convolution, tail-biting convolution, turbo, Viterbi, or LowDensity Parity Check (LDPC) encoder/decoder functionality. Embodimentsof modulation/demodulation and encoder/decoder functionality are notlimited, to these examples and may include other suitable functionalityin other embodiments.

In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 204 may include one or moreaudio digital signal processor(s) (DSP) 204F. The audio DSP(s) 204F maybe include elements for compression/decompression and echo cancellationand may include other suitable processing elements in other embodiments.Components of the baseband circuitry may be suitably combined in asingle chip, a single chipset, or disposed on a same circuit board insome embodiments. In some embodiments, some or all of the constituentcomponents of the baseband circuitry 204 and the application, circuitry202 may be implemented together such as, for example, on a system on achip (SOC).

In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 204 may provide forcommunication compatible with one or more radio technologies. Forexample, in some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 204 may supportcommunication with an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network(EUTRAN) or other wireless metropolitan area networks (WMAN), a wirelesslocal area network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network (WPAN).Embodiments in which the baseband circuitry 204 is configured to supportradio communications of more than one wireless protocol may be referredto as multi-mode baseband circuitry.

RF circuitry 206 may enable communication with wireless networks usingmodulated electromagnetic radiation through a non-solid medium. Invarious embodiments, the RF circuitry 206 may include switches, filters,amplifiers, etc. to facilitate the communication with the wirelessnetwork. RF circuitry 206 may include a receive signal path which mayinclude circuity to down-convert RF signals received from the FEMcircuitry 208 and provide baseband signals to the baseband circuitry204. RF circuitry 206 may also include a transmit signal path which mayinclude circuitry to up-convert baseband signals provided by thebaseband circuitry 204 and provide RF output signals to the FEMcircuitry 208 for transmission.

In some embodiments, the receive signal path of the RF circuitry 206 mayinclude mixer circuitry 206A, amplifier circuitry 206B and filtercircuitry 206C. In some embodiments, the transmit signal pa th of the RFcircuitry 206 may include filter circuitry 206C and mixer circuitry206A. RF circuitry 206 may also include synthesizer circuitry 206D forsynthesizing a frequency for use by the mixer circuitry 206A of thereceive signal path and the transmit signal path. In some embodiments,the mixer circuitry 206A of the receive signal path may be configured todown-convert RF signals received from the FEM circuitry 208 based on thesynthesized frequency provided by synthesizer circuitry 206D. Theamplifier circuitry 206B may be configured to amplify the down-convertedsignals and the filter circuitry 206C may be a low-pass filter (LPF) orband-pass filter (BPF) configured to remove unwanted signals from thedown-converted signals to generate output baseband signals. Outputbaseband signals may be provided to the baseband circuitry 204 forfurther processing. In some embodiments, the output baseband signals maybe zero-frequency baseband signals, although this is not a requirement.In some embodiments, mixer circuitry 206A of the receive signal path maycomprise passive mixers, although the scope of the embodiments is notlimited in this respect.

In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 206A of the transmit signalpath may be configured to up-convert input baseband signals based on thesynthesized frequency provided by the synthesizer circuity 206D togenerate RF output signals for the FEM circuitry 208. The basebandsignals may be provided by the baseband circuitry 204 and may befiltered by filter circuitry 206C.

In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 206A of the receive signal pathand the mixer circuitry 206A of the transmit signal path may include twoor more mixers and may be arranged for quadrature downconversion andupconversion, respectively. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry206A of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 206A of thetransmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arrangedfor image rejection (e.g., Hartley image rejection). In someembodiments, the mixer circuitry 206A of the receive signal path and themixer circuitry 206A may be arranged for direct downconversion anddirect upconversion, respectively. In some embodiments, the mixercircuitry 206A of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 206Aof the transmit signal path may be configured for super-heterodyneoperation.

In some embodiments, the output baseband signals and the input basebandsignals may be analog baseband signals, although the scope of theembodiments is not limited in this respect. In some alternateembodiments, the output baseband signals and the input baseband signalsmay be digital baseband signals. In these alternate embodiments, the RFcircuitry 206 may include analog-to-digital converter (ADC) anddigital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuitry and the baseband circuitry204 may include a digital baseband interface to communicate with the RFcircuitry 206.

In some dual-mode embodiments, a separate radio IC circuitry may beprovided for processing signals for each spectrum, although the scope ofthe embodiments is not limited in this respect.

In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuitry 206D may be afractional-N synthesizer or a fractional N/N+1 synthesizer, although thescope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect as other typesof frequency synthesizers may be suitable. For example, synthesizercircuitry 206D may be a delta-sigma synthesizer, a frequency multiplier,or a synthesizer comprising a phase-locked loop with a frequencydivider.

The synthesizer circuitry 206D may be configured to synthesize an outputfrequency for use by the mixer circuitry 206A of the RF circuitry 206based on a frequency input and a divider control input. In someembodiments, the synthesizer circuitry 206D may be a fractional N/N+1synthesizer.

In some embodiments, frequency input may be provided by a voltagecontrolled oscillator (VCO), although that is not a requirement. Dividercontrol input may be provided by either the baseband circuitry 204 orthe applications processor 202 depending on the desired outputfrequency. In some embodiments, a divider control input (e.g., N) may bedetermined from a look-up table based on a channel indicated by theapplications processor 202.

Synthesizer circuitry 206D of the RF circuitry 206 may include adivider, a delay-locked loop (DLL), a multiplexer and a phaseaccumulator. In some embodiments, the divider may be a dual modulusdivider (DMD) and the phase accumulator may be a digital phaseaccumulator (DPA). In some embodiments, the DMD may be configured todivide the input signal by either N or N+1 (e.g., based on a carry out)to provide a fractional division ratio. In some example embodiments, theDLL may include a set of cascaded, tunable, delay elements, a phasedetector, a charge pump and a D-type flip-flop. In these embodiments,the delay elements may be configured to break a VCO period up into Ndequal packets of phase, where Nd is the number of delay elements in thedelay line. In this way, the DLL provides negative feedback to helpensure that the total delay through the delay line is one VCO cycle.

In some embodiments, synthesizer circuitry 206D may be configured togenerate a carrier frequency as the output frequency, while in otherembodiments, the output frequency may be a multiple of the carrierfrequency (e.g., twice the carrier frequency, four times the carrierfrequency) and used in conjunction with quadrature generator and dividercircuitry to generate multiple signals at the carrier frequency withmultiple different phases with respect to each other. In someembodiments, the output frequency may be a LO frequency (fLO). In someembodiments, the RF circuitry 206 may include an IQ/polar converter.

FEM circuitry 208 may include a receive signal path which may includecircuitry configured to operate on RF signals received from one or moreantennas 210, amplify the received signals and provide the amplifiedversions of the received signals to the RF circuitry 206 for furtherprocessing. FEM circuitry 208 may also include a transmit signal pathwhich may include circuitry configured to amplify signals fortransmission provided by the RF circuitry 206 for transmission by one ormore of the one or more antennas 210. In various embodiments, theamplification through the transmit or receive signal paths may be donesolely in the RF circuitry 206, solely in the FEM 208, or in both the RFcircuitry 206 and the FEM 208.

In some embodiments, the FEM circuitry 208 may include a TX/RX switch toswitch between transmit mode and receive mode operation. The FEMcircuitry may include a receive signal path and a transmit signal path.The receive signal path of the FEM circuitry may include an LNA toamplify received RF signals and provide the amplified received RFsignals as an output (e.g., to the RF circuitry 206). The transmitsignal path of the FEM circuitry 208 may include a power amplifier (PA)to amplify input RF signals (e.g., provided by RF circuitry 206), andone or more filters to generate RF signals for subsequent transmission(e.g., by one or more of the one or more antennas 210).

In some embodiments, the PMC 212 may manage power provided to thebaseband circuitry 204. In particular, the PMC 212 may controlpower-source selection, voltage scaling, battery charging, or DC-to-DCconversion. The PMC 212 may often be included when the device 200 iscapable of being powered by a battery, for example, when the device isincluded in a UE. The PMC 212 may increase the power conversionefficiency while providing desirable implementation size and heatdissipation characteristics.

While FIG. 2 shows the PMC 212 coupled only with the baseband circuitry204. However, in other embodiments, the PMC 212 may be additionally oralternatively coupled with, and perform similar power managementoperations for, other components such as, but not limited to,application circuitry 202, RF circuitry 206, or FEM 208.

In some embodiments, the PMC 212 may control, or otherwise be part of,various power saving mechanisms of the device 200. For example, if thedevice 200 is in an RRC Connected state, where it is still connected tothe RAN node as it expects to receive traffic shortly, then it may entera state known as Discontinuous Reception Mode (DRX) after a period ofinactivity. During this state, the device 200 may power down for briefintervals of time and thus save power.

If there is no data traffic activity for an extended period of time,then the device 200 may transition off to an RRC_Idle state, where itdisconnects from the network and does not perform operations such aschannel quality feedback, handover, etc. The device 200 goes into a verylow power state and it performs paging where again it periodically wakesup to listen to the network and then powers down again. The device 200may not receive data in this state, in order to receive data, it musttransition back to RRC_Connected state.

An additional power saving mode may allow a device to be unavailable tothe network for periods longer than a paging interval (ranging fromseconds to a few hours). During this time, the device is totallyunreachable to the network and may power down completely. Any data sentduring this time incurs a large delay and it is assumed the delay isacceptable.

Processors of the application circuitry 202 and processors of thebaseband circuitry 204 may be used to execute elements of one or moreinstances of a protocol stack. For example, processors of the basebandcircuitry 204, alone or in combination, may be used execute Layer 3,Layer 2, or Layer 1 functionality, while processors of the applicationcircuitry 204 may utilize data (e.g., packet data) received from theselayers and further execute Layer 4 functionality (e.g., transmissioncommunication protocol (TCP) and user datagram protocol (UDP) layers).As referred to herein, Layer 3 may comprise a radio resource control(RRC) layer, described in further detail below. As referred to herein,Layer 2 may comprise a medium access control (MAC) layer, a radio linkcontrol (RLC) layer, and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP)layer, described in further detail below. As referred to herein. Layer 1may comprise a physical (PHY) layer of a UE/RAN node, described infurther detail below.

FIG. 3 illustrates example interfaces of baseband circuitry inaccordance with some embodiments. As discussed above, the basebandcircuitry 204 of FIG. 2 may comprise processors 204A-204E and a memory204G utilized by said processors. Each of the processors 204A-204E mayinclude a memory interface, 304A-304E, respectively, to send/receivedata to/from the memory 204G.

The baseband circuitry 204 may further include one or more interfaces tocommunicatively couple to other circuitries/devices, such as a memoryinterface 312 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from memorye2ernal to the baseband circuitry 204), an application circuitryinterface 314 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from theapplication circuitry 202 of FIG. 2), an RF circuitry interface 316(e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from RF circuitry 206 ofFIG. 2), a wireless hardware connectivity interface 318 (e.g., aninterface to send/receive data to/from Near Field Communication (NFC)components, Bluetooth® components (e.g., Bluetooth® Low Energy), Wi-Fi®components, and other communication components), and a power managementinterface 320 (e.g., an interface to send/receive power or controlsignals to/from the PMC 212).

FIG. 4 is an illustration of a control plane protocol stack inaccordance with some embodiments. In this embodiment, a control plane400 is shown as a communications protocol stack between the UE 101 (oralternatively, the UE 102), the RAN node 111 (or alternatively, the RANnode 112), and the MME 121.

The PHY layer 401 may transmit or receive information used by the MAClayer 402 over one or more air interfaces. The PHY layer 401 may furtherperform link adaptation or adaptive modulation and coding (AMC), powercontrol, cell search (e.g., for initial synchronization and handoverpurposes), and other measurements used by higher layers, such as the RRClayer 405. The PHY layer 401 may still further perform error detectionon the transport channels, forward error correction (FEC)coding/decoding of the transport channels, modulation/demodulation ofphysical channels, interleaving, rate matching, mapping onto physicalchannels, and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna processing.

The MAC layer 402 may perform mapping between logical channels andtransport channels, multiplexing of MAC service data units (SDUs) fromone or more logical channels onto transport blocks (TB) to be deliveredto PHY via transport channels, de-multiplexing MAC SDUs to one or morelogical channels from transport blocks (TB) delivered from the PHY viatransport channels, multiplexing MAC SDUs onto TBs, schedulinginformation reporting, error correction through hybrid automatic repeatrequest (HARQ), and logical channel prioritization.

The RLC layer 403 may operate in a plurality of modes of operation,including: Transparent Mode (TM), Unacknowledged Mode (UM), andAcknowledged Mode (AM). The RLC layer 403 may execute transfer of upperlayer protocol data units (PDUs), error correction through automaticrepeat request (ARQ) for AM data transfers, and concatenation,segmentation and reassembly of RLC SDUs for UM and AM data transfers.The RLC layer 403 may also execute re-segmentation of RLC data PDUs forAM data transfers, reorder RLC data PDUs for UM and AM data transfers,detect duplicate data for UM and AM data transfers, discard RLC SDUs forUM and AM data transfers, detect protocol errors for AM data transfers,and perform RLC re-establishment.

The PDCP layer 404 may execute header compression and decompression ofIP data, maintain PDCP Sequence Numbers (SNs), perform in-sequencedelivery of upper layer PDUs at re-establishment of lower layers,eliminate duplicates of lower layer SDUs at re-establishment of lowerlayers for radio bearers mapped on RLC AM, cipher and decipher controlplane data, perform integrity protection and integrity verification ofcontrol plane data, control timer-based discard of data, and performsecurity operations (e.g., ciphering, deciphering, integrity protection,integrity verification, etc.).

The main services and functions of the RRC layer 405 may includebroadcast of system information (e.g., included in Master InformationBlocks (MIBs) or System information Blocks (SIBs) related to thenon-access stratum (NAS)), broadcast of system information related tothe access stratum (AS), paging, establishment, maintenance and releaseof an RRC connection between the LIE and E-UTRAN (e.g., RRC connectionpaging, RRC connection establishment, RRC connection modification, andRRC connection release), establishment configuration, maintenance andrelease of point to point Radio Bearers, security functions includingkey management, inter radio access technology (RAT) mobility, andmeasurement configuration for UE measurement reporting. Said MIBs andSIBs may comprise one or more information elements (IEs), which may eachcomprise individual data fields or data structures.

The UE 101 and the RAN node 111 may utilize a Uu interface (e.g., anLTE-Uu interface) to exchange control plane data via a protocol stackcomprising the PHY layer 401, the MAC layer 402, the RLC layer 403, thePDCP layer 404, and the RRC layer 405.

The non-access stratum (NAS) protocols 406 form the highest stratum ofthe control plane between the UE 101 and the MME 121. The NAS protocols406 support the mobility of the UE 101 and the session managementprocedures to establish and maintain IP connectivity between the UE 101and the P-GW 123.

The S1 Application Protocol (S1-AP) layer 415 may support the functionsof the S1 interface and comprise Elementary Procedures (EPs). An EP is aunit of interaction between the RAN node 111 and the CN 120. The S1-APlayer services may comprise two groups: UE-associated services and nonUE-associated services. These services perform functions including, butnot limited to: E-UTRAN Radio Access Bearer (E-RAB) management, UEcapability indication, mobility, NAS signaling transport, RANInformation Management (RIM), and configuration transfer.

The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) layer (alternativelyreferred to as the SCTP/IP layer) 414 may ensure reliable delivery ofsignaling messages between the RAN node 111 and the MME 121 based, inpart, on the IP protocol, supported by the IP layer 413. The L2 layer412 and the L1 layer 411 may refer to communication links (e.g., wiredor wireless) used by the RAN node and the MME to exchange information.

The RAN node 111 and the MME 121 may utilize an S1-MME interface toexchange control plane data via a protocol stack comprising the L1 layer411, the L2 layer 412, the IP layer 413, the SCTP layer 414, and theS1-AP layer 415.

FIG. 5 is an illustration of a user plane protocol stack in accordancewith some embodiments. In this embodiment, a user plane 500 is shown asa communications protocol stack between the UE 101 (or alternatively,the UE 102), the RAN node 111 (or alternatively, the RAN node 112), theS-GW 122, and the P-GW 123. The user plane 500 may utilize at least someof the same protocol layers as the control plane 400. For example, theUE 101 and the RAN node 111 may utilize a Uu interface (e.g., an LTE-Uuinterface) to exchange user plane data via a protocol stack comprisingthe PITY layer 401, the MAC layer 402, the RLC layer 403, the PDCP layer404.

The General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Tunneling Protocol for the userplane (GTP-U) layer 504 may be used for carrying user data within theGPRS core network and between the radio access network and the corenetwork. The user data transported can be packets in any of IPv4, IPv6,or PPP formats, for example. The UDP and IP security (UDP/IP) layer 503may provide checksums for data, integrity, port numbers for addressingdifferent functions at the source and destination, and encryption andauthentication on the selected data flows. The RAN node 111 and the S-GW122 may utilize an S1-U interface to exchange user plane data via aprotocol stack comprising the L1 layer 411, the L2 layer 412, the UDP/IPlayer 503, and the GTP-U layer 504. The S-GW 122 and the P-GW 123 mayutilize an S5/S8a interface to exchange user plane data via a protocolstack comprising the L1 layer 411, the L2 layer 412, the UDP/IP layer503, and the GTP-U layer 504. As discussed above with respect to FIG. 4,NAS protocols support the mobility of the UE 101 and the sessionmanagement procedures to establish and maintain IP connectivity betweenthe UE 101 and the P-GW 123.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating components, according to someexample embodiments, able to read instructions from a machine-readableor computer-readable medium (e.g., an on-transitory machine-readablestorage medium) and perform any one or more of the methodologiesdiscussed herein. Specifically, FIG. 6 shows a diagrammaticrepresentation of hardware resources 600 including one or moreprocessors (or processor cores) 610, one or more memory/storage devices620, and one or more communication resources 630, each of which may becommunicatively coupled via a bus 640. For embodiments where nodevirtualization (e.g., NFV) is utilized, a hypervisor 602 may be executedto provide an execution environment for one or more networkslices/sub-slices to utilize the hardware resources 600

The processors 610 (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU), a reducedinstruction set computing (RISC) processor, a complex instruction setcomputing (CISC) processor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), a digitalsignal processor (DSP) such as a baseband processor, an applicationspecific integrated circuit (ASIC), a radio-frequency integrated circuit(RFIC), another processor, or any suitable combination thereof) mayinclude, for example, a processor 612 and a processor 614.

The memory/storage devices 620 may include mam memory, disk storage, orany suitable combination thereof. The memory/storage devices 620 mayinclude, but are not limited to any type of volatile or non-volatilememory such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static random-accessmemory (SRAM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM),electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), Flashmemory, solid-state storage, etc.

The communication resources 630 may include interconnection or networkinterface components or other suitable devices to communicate with oneor more peripheral devices 604 or one or more databases 606 via anetwork 608. For example, the communication resources 630 may includewired communication components (e.g., for coupling via a UniversalSerial Bus (USB)), cellular communication components, NFC components,Bluetooth® components (e.g., Bluetooth® Low Energy), Wi-Fi® components,and other communication components.

Instructions 650 may comprise software, a program, an application, anapplet, an app, or other executable code for causing at least any of theprocessors 610 to perform any one or more of the methodologies discussedherein. The instructions 650 may reside, completely or partially, withinat least one of the processors 610 (e.g., within the processor's cachememory), the memory/storage devices 620, or any suitable combinationthereof. In some embodiments, the instructions 650 may reside on atangible, non-volatile communication device readable medium, which mayinclude a single medium or multiple media. Furthermore, any portion ofthe instructions 650 may be transferred to the hardware resources 600from any combination of the peripheral devices 604 or the databases 606.Accordingly, the memory of processors 610, the memory/storage devices620, the peripheral devices 604, and the databases 606 are examples ofcomputer-readable and machine-readable media.

As described, above, vehicle UEs may engage in V2X communications. V2Xcommunications may be part of a ne2 generation IntelligentTransportation System (ITS) that is to be designed to take into accountthe massive influx of low-data, high-delay and low power transmissions.FIG. 7 illustrates an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) 700 inaccordance with some embodiments. There may be multiple radio accesstechnologies (RAT) available for communications by V2X UEs 702, such asthose in FIGS. 1-6. V2X UEs 702 (also called on-board units or OBUs) maybe equipped with a range of multiple access technologies for V2Xcommunications, using protocols such as Dedicated Short RangeCommunication (DSRC), LTE and 5G (also called new radio (NR)), each ofwhich may be direct or network-mediated communication between OBUs 702.The DSRC suite of protocols is based on the IEEE 802.11 standards,adding modifications to the exchange of safety messages between vehiclesand vehicles and road side units (RSUs) 712, 722.

The types of communications in the ITS 700 may includeVehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communications, Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I)communications, Vehicle-to-Network (V2N) communications andVehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) communications. The communications may occurover a PC5 reference point. V2X applications in the V2X UEs 702 maycommunicate with other vehicle-based V2X applications (V2Vcommunications), V2I communications may involve communications with aRSU 712,722 and V2N communications may involve communications with aneNB (or E-UTRAN) to provide various V2X services. The communicationsamong OBUs 702 may be coordinated by a traffic management server 704.

ITS applications may rely on the concept of situation or co-operativeawareness, which is based on periodic and event-driven broadcast ofbasic safety messages (BSM) for V2V, V2I and V2P transmissions. Suchtransmissions may thus be based on primarily broadcast capabilitybetween vehicles or between vehicles and vulnerable road users (e.g.,pedestrian, cyclist). The transmissions may, for example, provideinformation about location, velocity and direction, which may be used toavoid accidents. The short messages (BSM) may be useful locally toidentify situations that require action (e.g. collision warning,emergency stop, pre-crash warning, etc.) within very short intervals(e.g. 20 to 100 msec). As such, minimizing the overhead involved inenabling scalable transmission and reception of BSMs is one of thechallenges to support V2X (V2V, V2I and V2P) over cellular systems.Broadcasts, however, are not the only transmissions between the OBUs702; unicast messages may also be communicated between the various OBUs702.

V2I transmission may be provided between a vehicle and UE (RSU). V2Ntransmission may be between a vehicle and a V2X application server. AV2X Application Server may be able to support multiple V2X applications.A RSU may be used to e2end the range of a V2X message received from avehicle by acting as a forwarding node (e.g., repeater). V2I may includecommunication between vehicles and traffic control devices, such as inthe vicinity of road work. V2N may also include communication betweenvehicle and the server via the 4G/5G network, such as for trafficoperations. Thus, an RSU may support V2I service that can transmit to,and receive from a UE using V2I applications. In various embodiments,the RSU 712, 722 may be implemented in an eNB or a stationary UE and maycontain, some or all of the components shown in FIGS. 2-6. The RSU mayrebroadcast V2X messages for other vehicles (V2V), pedestrians (V2P), orvarious networks systems (V2I) using a multimedia broadcast multicastservice (MBMS) for LTE as described, for example, in 3GPP TR 23.785entitled study on architecture enhancements for LTE support of V2Xservices V1.0.0 (SP-160321) published on Jun. 15, 2016.

To support communications the RSU may include a V2X application serverintegrated with an eNB. The RSU may in some embodiments also additionalnetwork components, such as a local gateway (LGW) and a multimediabroadcast multicast service gateway (MBMS-GW) coupled to a mobilitymanagement entity (MME) and the evolved universal mobiletelecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRAN)systems and that connects to a broadcast multicast service center(BM-SC).

The V2X communications may be generally bidirectional, e.g., V2I and V2Nalso involve the infrastructure sending messages to the vehicles. The UEmay obtain authorization to use V2X communications over the PCSreference point on a per public land mobile network (PLMN) basis in theserving PLMN by a V2X Control Function in the Home PLMN (HPLMN) througha V3 reference point. The V2X Control Function may be connected with theHSS over a V4 interface. The PISS may be connected with the EPC. The V2XControl Function may request authorization information front a V2XControl Function of the serving PLMN. The V2X Control Function in theHPLMN may combine authorization information from the home and servingPLMNs. Authorization may be revoked at any point by either V2X ControlFunction. The V2X Control Function may communicate the combinedauthorization information to the OBU 702 and/or revocation.

The PCS reference point may be used to provision the OBU 702 withvarious pieces of information for V2X communications. This informationmay include the authorization policy, radio parameters andpolicy/parameters for V2X communication. The authorization policy mayindicate PLMNs in which the OBU 702 is authorized to perform V2Xcommunications over the PC5 reference point when served by the E-UTRANand otherwise whether the OBU 702 is authorized to perform V2Xcommunications over the PCS reference point (i.e., when not served bythe E-UTRAN). The radio parameters may include those in a particulargeographical area to be configured in the OBU 702 to be able perform V2Xcommunications over the PCS reference point when not served by E-UTRAN.The policy/parameters may include the mapping of Destination Layer-2ID(s) and the V2X services, e.g. PSID or ITS-AIDs of the V2Xapplication, as well as the mapping of ProSe per-packet priority anddelay budget for V2X communication. Additional information may beprovisioned to the OBU 702 regarding V2X communications over the LTE-Uureference point between the OBU 702 and the E-UTRAN.

As above, a OBU 702 may be equipped with multiple transceivers eachoperating in a different spectrum band (or a selectable transceiver).However, interoperability issues may exist in an ITS, both as differentOBUs 702 may be able to communicate (due to limited multi-modes beingable to be supported) on only some of the RATs to be used in the ITS,which may be dependent on the choice of operator, and due to thedifficulties between different protocols, leading to communicationissues between RSUs 712, 722. In particular, while the cellular (e.g.LTE or 5G) protocols defined in 3GPP are currently being enhanced tosupport V2X communications and meet key performance indicators (KPIs),such as latency and data rate, the different types of RSUs 712, 722 maynot be communicate due to the use of different protocols, makingcommunication between the RSUs 712, 722 difficult. This interoperabilityamong RSU may further delay handover of V2X services, if desirable.

The description herein may refer primarily to unicast messagetransmission between the network and a mobile multi-mode OBU 702. Whenthe OBU 702 is in DSRC coverage, the OBU 702 is able to send to andreceive data from a DSRC RSU 712; when the OBU 702 is in 5G coverage,the OBU 702 is able to send to and receive data from a cellular RSU 722.A multi-mode OBU, such as OBU 702, may be able to support 5G. LTE, DSRCRATs when in 5G/LTE coverage and no coverage in DSRC and currently isreceiving V2X services on 5G/LTE. Unfortunately, due to theaforementioned interoperability issues between protocols, as the OBU 702moves from cellular coverage towards DSRC coverage, the network may beunable to determine that the OBU 702 is entering DSRC coverage and/ormake handover decisions based on RSU characteristics or loading. Theconsequence of this is that the cellular RSU 722 may be unable tooffload, any V2X services for the OBU 702 to the DSRC 712 in a timelymanner. In some embodiments, even after this information is provided andsome of the V2X services offloaded to the DSRC RSU 712, the OBU 702 maycontinue to camp on the cellular RSU 722. A similar symmetric issue mayalso arise when the GBU 702 transitions from DSRC coverage to cellularcoverage (no DSRC coverage).

In addition to areas of no coverage overlap, in some situations,multiple types of coverage areas may overlap. In this case, as the OBU702 moves between cellular (3GPP-LTE, 5G) and DSRC coverage areas, thenetworks may wish to direct devices among the different RATs to, forexample, ensure proper load balancing. Additionally, the OBU 702 maymove from an area of no DSRC coverage to an area of DSRC coverage whileV2X communication is taking place using a 3GPP RAT. In this use case,the 3GPP RAT may wish to offload V2X communication soon after the OBU702 enters the DSRC coverage area, as determined by GPS or otherlocation determination techniques. In these situations, 5G/LTE networksmay trigger a V2X offload procedure using one or more RRC or NASmessages from the LTE/5G RSU 722 to the OBU 702. The RRC message mayindicate which V2X services are in operation for the OBU 702. The V2Xoffload procedure may indicate to start using the V2X services from theDSRC RSUs 712. Similarly, the DSRC RSU 712 may determine that some ofthe V2X services are to be offloaded. In this case, the DSRC RSU 712 maytransmit an offload message using a V2X WME so that the OBU 702 startsto receive the V2X services from the LTE/5G RAT RSU 722.

This is shown in FIG. 8A, which illustrates an ITS prior to offloadingaccording to some embodiments, and FIG. 8B, which illustrates an ITSafter offloading according to some embodiments. FIG. 9 illustrates amessage flow according to some embodiments. As illustrated FIGS. 8A and8B may include an ITS 800 that includes both a DSRC RSU 812 and acellular RSU 822. The message flow 900 may be among the DSRC RSU 812,the cellular RSU 822, and the OBU 802 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B. In FIG.8A, an OBU 802 may be camped on the cellular (5G/LTE) RSU 822. Likewise,the message flow 900 of FIG. 9 shows the OBU 910 camped on a 5G RSU 920at operation 902. The OBU 910 may receive and/or transmit V2X data withthe cellular RSU 920. Here, as throughout this description, each of thevarious devices may encode data for transmission as used by theparticular protocol aid may similarly decode received data from anotherof the devices. At this point, the OBU 910, although capable ofreceiving signals from both the cellular RSU 920 and the DSRC RSU 930,may not have DSRC coverage and thus may perform measurements on thecellular RSU 920 and provide the measurements to the cellular RSU 920.

As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the DSRC RSU 812 and the cellular RSU 822may be connected through an X2 backbone. The DSRC RSU 812 may provideinformation to the cellular RSU 822 such as DSRC RSU capability andloading, among others. In other embodiments, the source RAF (in thiscase the cellular RSU 822) may be able to obtain the information of thetarget RAT (in this case the DSRC RSU 8.12) used for offloading via oneof a number of methods, including via a RAN IF, a core network entity,or a V2X function.

Eventually, the OBU 910 may reach an area in which DSRC coverage isavailable, in addition to remaining camped on the cellular RSU 920. Asshown in FIG. 9, the cellular RSU 920 may configure the OBU 910 formeasurements at DRSC frequencies over which the DSRC RSU 930communicates at operation 904. This may permit the OBU 910 to scan forparticular control or data signals either continuously or atpredetermined intervals at the indicated frequencies. The message mayinclude the Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment (WAVE) BasicService Set (BSS) ID of the DSRC RSU 930.

The DRSC information may have been provided to the cellular RSU 920 fromthe DSRC RSU 930 over the X2 backbone. In some embodiments, the cellularand DSRC RSUs may operate over entirely different frequency ranges. Thecellular RSU 920 may configure the OBU 910 with the channel(s) tomeasure including one or more of the DSRC channel type (e.g., ControlChannel (CCH)/Shared Channel (SCH)) and/or channel number. In addition,the cellular RSU 920 may configure the OBU 910 for the type ofmeasurement, which may be selected from one or more of received signalstrength indicator (RSSI), signal-to-noise ratio (SNR),signal-to-interference ratio (SIR), or signal-to-interference-plus-noiseratio (SINR), among others. The cellular RSU 920 may configure the OBU910 regarding how often to perform the measurement in a predeterminedtime period (e.g., a single frame), e.g., a single occasion orperiodically at specific intervals. When multiple measurements areperformed on different DSRC channels, the type of measurement and/orperiodicity may vary among the DSRC channels. In some cases, themeasurements of each DSRC channel may be independent of each other DSRCchannel. In some embodiments, the measurements taken in at least some ofthe DSRC channels may be interdependent—either the same type and/orperiodicity or complementary (e.g., same periodicity but different typewhen the DSRC channels fulfill a particular relationship to each other).

The configuration of the OBU 910 by the cellular RSU 920 may occur whenthe OBU 910 is determined to have reached the DSRC coverage area (by thelocation information) or may occur prior to the OBU 910 entering theDSRC coverage area, for example, which may be estimated by the cellularRSU 920 or network based on the OBU location, speed and direction. Inaddition to the measurement configuration, the cellular RSU 920 mayprovide a reporting configuration for the DSRC RSU 930 to the OBU 910 inthe same or a different RRC message. This may permit the OBU 910 toavoid other reports to the cellular RSU 920 from other OBUs. Thereporting may be periodic (i.e., time dependent) or event-driven, i.e.,a particular measured signal (such as RSSI) reaching a predeterminedthreshold. The event-driven threshold may be based on the V2X servicesbeing rendered by the cellular RSU 920.

The OBU 910 may perform measurements on signals reference (or otherpredetermined data and/or control signals) from the DSRC RSU 930 atoperation 906, in addition to those of the cellular RSU 920. As above,the measurements and reporting of signals of the DSRC RSU 930 may beperformed in accordance with the information provided to the OBU 910 inoperation 904. The OBU 910 may thus periodically scan to monitor DSRCactivity on various channels, such as control and service channels.

At operation 908, the OBU 910 may report the DSRC measurements to thecellular RSU 920. The OBU 910 may send the information about thepresence of DSRC activity (as RSSI report for example) to the cellularRSU 920 as a measurement report. The cellular RSU 920 may use thisinformation to allocate radio resources for the OBU 910. The OBU 910 maygenerate the report contemporaneously with the measurement, in a dynamicfashion so that each measurement is reported individually, or mayaggregate the measurements until a predetermined event occurs in a logfile and transmit the log file when the predetermined event occurs.Whether the measurement is reported individually or aggregated in a logfile, the predetermined event may be a predetermined time periodexpiring (which resets after transmission of the log file), apredetermined number of measurements is performed and/or a particularmeasurement on any or one or more specific DSRC channels reaching apredetermined threshold (which may be different for the different DSRCchannels), among others.

In some embodiments, the OBU 910 may not be attached to the DSRC RSU 930and thus the DSRC measurements may be provided from the OBU 910 to thecellular RSU 920. The OBU 910 may also provide the cellular RSU 920 withthe location of the OBU 910 when the measurement was taken, as well asthe time when the measurement was taken. The OBU 910 may, for example,transmit GPS or other location-based measurements to the cellular RSU920. The OBU 910 may calculate the OBU location based on measurementstaken by the OBU 910 and send the OBU location to the cellular RSU 920,or may transmit the measurements to the cellular RSU 920 for thecellular RSU 920 or network entity to determine the OBU location.

The cellular RSU 920 may determine, based on the OBU location, and/orother information, such as load balancing and/or measurement reports,whether offloading of the ongoing V2X service for the OBU 910 isappropriate. With regard to the loading of the different RSUs, thecellular RSU 920 may make such a determination, for example, based onthe loading of the cellular RSU 920 alone or the DSRC RSU 930 alone (ifthe information is available) or may take into the loading of both thecellular RSU 920 and the DSRC RSU 930.

In embodiments in which the OBU 910 is able to be provided V2X serviceby multiple cellular and/or DSRC RSUs, the loading of all or some of thecellular and DSRC RSUs. For example, the cellular RSU 920 may limittaking into account the loading of DSRC RSUs to only those DSRC RSUswhose (power or other) measurements, as measured by the OBU 910, areabove a minimum threshold and that are able to provide the V2X service.In some cases, a particular DSRC RSU may be unable to provide thedesired V2X service, in which case the cellular RSU 920 may avoidoffloading the V2X service to the particular DSRC RSU. Similarly, thecellular RSU 920 may determine to which DSRC RSU (or even whether) tooffload the V2X service, if multiple DSRC RSUs are able to adequatelyprovide the V2X service. For example, the cellular RSU 920 may determineto which DSRC RSU to offload the V2X service based on a comparison ofthe loading of the DSRC RSUs.

At operation 912, the cellular DSRC RSU 920 may request offloadinginformation from the DSRC RSU 930. The information may include variousparameters used to provide V2X and other services. These parameters mayinclude frequency and channel configurations for the DSRC RSU 930,timing advertisement, and master information block (MIB) for the V2Xservices to be offloaded using the Offload Command. The cellular DSRCRSU 920 may identify the V2X services to be offloaded using a providerservice identifier (PSID) for each of V2X services. In some embodiments,operation 912 may be performed by the cellular DSRC RSU 920 in responseto making the determination to offload the V2X services to obtain themost recent DSRC parameters. In some embodiments, operation 912 may beperformed before the reporting of operation 908. In some embodiments,operation 912 may be avoided if, for example, the cellular DSRC RSU 920has performed the same operation for a different OBU 910 within apredetermined time period.

In some embodiments, the DSRC RSU 930, during operation 912, maydetermine whether one or more of the V2X services are accepted andindicate this to the cellular DSRC RSU 920. In some embodiments, theDSRC RSU 930 may not support some of the V2X services to be offloaded ormay limit the offloading due to load balancing issues itself. In someembodiments, the DSRC RSU 930 may merely accept the offloaded V2Xservices without an indication of acceptance being provided to thecellular DSRC RSU 920.

In some embodiments, after making a determination to offload the V2Xservice, the cellular DSRC RSU 920 may send at operation 914 a controlmessage to the OBU 910 through the cellular RSU 920. In someembodiments, the control message may be, for example, an RRC message.The control message may instruct the OBU 910 that the ongoing V2Xservice is going to be or has been offloaded to the nearby DSRC RSU 930.In the former case, the control message may indicate the time when theoffloading is to occur. The offload command may include parameters suchas the DSRC frequency and CCH/SCH information, Timing Advertisement,MIB, and others.

In response to reception and decoding of the control message thatcontains the offload command, the OBU 910 may synchronize to the DSRCRSU 930 at operation 916. After synchronization, the OBU 910 maycontinue to communicate the V2X traffic, which had been communicated viathe cellular DSRC RSU 920, using the DSRC RSU 930.

In addition to offloading, shared spectrum (e.g. in the 5.9 GHz band)between DSRC technology and 3GPP V2X technologies may be used by avariety of co-existing V2X UEs, including DSRC only V2X UEs andmulti-mode V2X UEs (which may use DSRC, 3GPP LTE, 3GPP 5G frequencies).The network (an eNB or cellular RSU) may control and coordinatemeasurements on DSRC channels as well as reporting formats and modes formulti-mode UEs.

As described, in some embodiments above, the multi-mode V2X UE mayperiodically scan to monitor the DSRC activity on the control andservice channels. The multi-mode V2X UE may send the information aboutthe presence of DSRC activity (as RSSI report, for example) to thecellular RSU, an eNB or another V2X UE as a measurement report. The eNB,for example, may use the measurement information to efficiently allocateradio resources for 3GPP UEs.

In some embodiments, the measurement may be sent in a sidelink bufferstatus report (BSR) MAC control element in a MAC PDU. In someembodiments, the measurement may be sent in a DSRC MAC control element.The BSR MAC PDU may include parameters of DSRC activity in the range ofthe V2X UE. The information sent front V2X UE to the network for channelallocation may include the Logical Channel Group ID (LCG ID) and BufferSize. The LCG ID may identify the group of logical channel(s) for whichbuffer status is being reported. The length of the field may be, forexample, 2 bits. The Buffer Size field may identify the total amount ofdata available across all logical channels of a LCG after all MAC PDUsfor the transmission time interval (TTI) have been built. The amount ofdata may be indicated in number of bytes. The length of this field maybe, for example, 6 bits.

In addition, either the BSR or the DSRC MAC control element may furtherinclude one or more of DSRC Presence, CCH measurements or SCHmeasurements. The DSRC Presence may indicate active DSRC communicationin the multi-mode UE range. The DSRC Presence may be a single bit,binary value—e.g., set to ‘0’ to indicate no DSRC activity and ‘1’ toindicate DSRC activity. The CCH measurements may be measurements of theCCH, which is used for safety messages. As above, the CCH measurementmay be RSSI, SNR, SIR and/or SNIR. The SCH measurements (SCH1 . . .SCHn), which may be measurements of a service channel, may be used forboth safety and non-safety messages. The SCH measurement may be RSSI,SNR, SIR and/or SNIR and may be independent of the CCH measurements.

Other fields may of course, be added. In some embodiments, the V2X UEcan choose whether to include the CCH and SCH measurements based on thevalue in DSRC presence parameter. If the DSRC presence is set to 1, theV2X UE may include the CCH measurements in the report and if set to 0may omit the CCH measurements report. Alternatively, in someembodiments, irrespective of the value of the DSRC presence, the V2X UEmay include the CCH measurement if the transmit power level measured onCCH is above a predetermined threshold configured in the V2X UE.

In some embodiments, a legacy RRC measurement report may be used toprovide intra-frequency measurements and inter-frequency measurements asindicated in 3GPP TS 36.331. The V2X UE may be further configured toreport DSRC measurements in response to a determination that the V2X UEis V2X capable. The information sent from the V2X UE to the cellular RSUmay be the same as above: DSRC Presence, CCH measurements or SCHmeasurements.

In a manner similar to operation 908, the measurements may be reportedin a dynamic fashion or stored locally and then uploaded in response toa predetermined event. One such event may be that the cellular RSUrequests the measurements. The measurements can be accompanied with adate and time stamp, so that the network operator can generate a map ofthe channel utilization based on date and times. This may alsofacilitate channel allocation in a coarser manner. For example, channelsthat are under-utilized in an area can be the first ones to be measured.

In addition, the measurements also facilitate 3GPP RSU deployment plansas the operators can learn where there is a lack of DSRC RSU coverage.Operators may then use this information to arrange additional DSRC RSUsor cellular RSUs (or adjust existing cellular RSUs to adjust thecoverage provided).

In some embodiments, the cellular RSU may configure the V2X UE forperforming and reporting measurements as indicated above. Theseparameters may include DSRC channel type and/or channel number, channelto measure, measurement type (e.g., RSSI, SIR, SNR, SINR), measurementfrequency (e.g., once or periodically), and/or measurement period.Reporting measurement parameters may include report type, e.g.,Dynamic/Instantaneous or in a log file (aggregate measurements). Ifdynamic/instantaneous, other parameters may be added, such as when toreport: once, periodically or event based (such as when the measurementreaches or exceeds a predetermined report threshold). If in a log file,other parameters may be added, such as the V2X UE location when themeasurement was performed (latitude and longitude) and date and time. Iflog file, additionally, the parameters may indicate when to upload thefile to the network, such as event based (a given number of measurementsis performed), periodic, or upon request from the network.

FIG. 10 illustrates a measurement report flow according to someembodiments. The measurement report flow 1000 includes a multi-mode(LTE/5G, DSRC) V2X UE 1010 and an eNB 1020, such as those shown anddescribed above. The message flow 1000 for initiating and notificationof measurement report may start at operation 1002 with the V2X UE 1010providing to the eNB 1020 an indication of the UE capacity. The UEcapacity message 1002 may include the DSRC support information.

At operation 1004, the eNB 1020 may configure the V2X UE 1010 to reportDSRC activity measurements. The configuration data may include theperformance measurements indicated above. The list of performancemeasurements is not complete, other fields may be added. The messagesbetween the eNB 1020 and the V2X UE 1010 (which may include anacknowledgement from the V2X UE 1010) are not shown here forconvenience.

At operation 1006, the eNB 1020 may determine that a measurement reportfrom the V2X UE 1010 is desired. In response to the determination theeNB 1020 may send a measurement report request to the V2X UE 1010.

At operation 1008, the V2X UE 1010 may receive the request. In responseto the request, the V2X UE 101.0 may generate the report from the storedfile and transmit the report in a measurement report confirmation to theeNB 1020.

FIG. 11 illustrates a measurement report flow according to someembodiments. The measurement report flow 1100 includes a multi-mode(LTE/5G, DSRC) V2X UE 1110, an eNB 1120, a MME 1130, a V2X function 1140and a HSS 1150. The V2X function 1140 is part of the V2X architecturedefined in SA2. The devices shown may be similar to those describedabove. Unlike the message flow 1000 shown in FIG. 10, the message flow1100 for initiating and notification of measurement report in FIG. 11may use a V2X authorization request at operation 1102. Specifically, theV2X UE 1110 may send a V2X authorization request 1102 to the V2Xfunction 1140.

At operation 1104, the V2X function 1140 may verify subscriptioninformation for the requested V2X service. In particular, the V2Xfunction 1140 may communicate with the HSS 1050 to verify thesubscription information. The V2X function 1140 may transmit a requestfor verification to the HSS 1150; the request may contain the PSID ofthe V2X service as well as the V2X ID.

At operation 1106, the HSS 1150 may respond not to the V2X function 1140but to the MME 1130. Specifically, the HSS 1150 may respond by sendingthe V2X data information update to the MME 1130. The V2X datainformation update may include the DSRC support information indicatedabove.

At operation 1108, the MME 1130 may communicate with the eNB 1120. Inparticular, the MME 1130 may update the eNB 1120 with information aboutthe V2X service that the V2X UE 1010 is authorized to use. The updatemay include the DSRC capability of the V2X UE 1010.

At operation 1112, the eNB 1120 may configures the V2X UE 1010 to reportmeasurements. The configuration data may include the performancemeasurements above. The list of performance measurements may includeother fields in addition to those discussed above. The messages may alsobe similar to those described above.

At operation 1106, the eNB 1120 may determine that a measurement reportfrom the V2X UE 1110 is desired. In response to the determination theeNB 1120 may send a measurement report request to the V2X UE 1110.

At operation 1108, the V2X UE 1110 may receive the request. In responseto the request, the V2X LIE 1110 may generate the report from the storedfile and transmit the report in a measurement report confirmation to theeNB 1120.

Thus, the RAN node (e.g., eNB) may be configured as a RSU (cellular RSU)and may send and receive V2X messages to and from a V2X UE. The cellularRSU may be able to detect if the V2X UE is able to receive messages froma nearby DSRC RSU (near to the V2X UE and the cellular RSU). The abilityto detect if the V2X UE is able to receive messages from the nearby DSRCRSU may be based on reports received from the V2X UE. The reports maycontain one or more of: a list of DSRC RSUs that the UE can listen to,power level of the signals received from the DSRC RSUs, channel load ofthe DSRC RSUs. Based on the measurements, the cellular RSU may decide tooffload the V2X traffic to the DSRC RSU. The cellular RSU may then senda message to the V2X UE triggering the V2X UE to start receiving andtransmitting the V2X services from the DSRC RSU. The message to the V2XUE may be an RRC or Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message. The message to theV2X UE may contain the WBSS of the DSRC RSU.

The V2X UE may be multi-mode, and thus capable of operating in DSRC and3GPP RAN channels allocated for V2X communications. The V2X UE maycollect and transmit DSRC channel measurements over at least one 3GPPRAN interface under control of the 3GPP network. The V2X UE may receiveauthorization and DSRC measurement configuration information from a 3GPPRAN node. The V2X UE may report measurements in one or more of: a BSRMAC control element, a DSRC MAC control element or a RRC measurementreport. The measurement report sent to the 3GPP RAN node may include acombination of DSRC presence fields, CCH measurements and SCHmeasurements. The CCH and SCH measurements may include RSSI, SNR, SIR orSNIR. The V2X UE may send measurement reports periodically, whentriggered by an event, or when requested by the network. The V2X UE maylog measurements in local storage and send a report including a set ofmeasurements. The V2X UE may associate a timestamp and current locationto each measurement in an aggregate measurement log file.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 is an apparatus of a cellular roadside unit (RSU), theapparatus comprising: at least one interface to communicate with avehicle-to-anything (V2X) user equipment (V2X UE) and a dedicated shortrange communication (DSRC) RSU; and processing circuitry incommunication with the interface and arranged to: encode data of a V2Xservice for transmission to the V2X UE on a cellular frequency band;encode DSRC measurement information for transmission to the V2X UEthrough the interface, the DSRC measurement information comprisingparameters for measurement of DSRC frequency band signals from the DSRCRSU by the V2X UE; decode DSRC measurements from the V2X UE based on theDSRC measurement information; determine whether to offload the V2Xservice to the DSRC RSU based on the DSRC measurements; in response to adetermination to offload the V2X service to the DSRC RSU, communicateoffloading information with the DSRC RSU, the offloading informationindicating offloading of the V2X service from the cellular RSU to theDSRC RSU; and after communication of the offloading information, encodean offload command for transmission to the V2X UE through the interface,the offload command comprising an indication of offloading of the V2Xservice from the cellular RSU to the DSRC RSU.

In Example 2, the subject matter of Example 1 includes, wherein: theDSRC measurement information comprises DSRC frequencies and parametersindicating timing for measurement by the V2X UE at the DSRC frequencies.

In Example 3, the subject matter of Examples 1-2 includes, wherein: theDSRC measurement information comprises a reporting configuration forreporting of the DSRC measurements to the cellular RSU.

In Example 4, the subject matter of Example 3 includes, wherein: thereporting configuration indicates that the DSRC measurement informationis to be reported periodically.

In Example 5, the subject matter of Examples 3-4 includes, wherein: thereporting configuration indicates that the DSRC measurement informationis event-driven.

In Example 6, the subject matter of Examples 3-5 includes, wherein: thereporting configuration indicates that individual measurements of theDSRC measurement information are to be reported individually.

In Example 7, the subject matter of Examples 3-6 includes, wherein: thereporting configuration indicates that individual measurements of theDSRC measurement information are to be aggregated into a log file andreported in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event.

In Example 8, the subject matter of Examples 1-7 includes, wherein: theDSRC measurement information comprises at least one of a DSRC channeltype, a channel number, a measurement periodicity, or a measurementtype.

In Example 9, the subject matter of Example 8 includes, wherein: theDSRC measurement comprises measurements on different DSRC channels, andthe measurement type or measurement periodicity of the DSRC channels areindependent.

In Example 10, the subject matter of Example 9 includes, wherein: theDSRC measurement comprises at least one of: a list of DSRC RSUs that theV2X UE is able to detect, a power level of each signal received from theDSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect, or a channel load of eachchannel of each of the DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect.

In Example 11, the subject matter of Examples 1-10 includes, wherein:the offloading information comprises a channel configuration, afrequency configuration, a Timing Advertisement and a master informationblock (MIB) of the DSRC RSU.

In Example 12, the subject matter of Example 11 includes, wherein: theoffloading command comprises the offloading information.

In Example 13, the subject matter of Examples 1-12 includes, wherein:the processing circuitry comprises a baseband processor, and theapparatus further comprises a transceiver configured to communicate withthe V2X UE and the DSRC RSU.

Example 14 is an apparatus of a vehicle-to-anything (V2X) user equipment(V2X UE), the apparatus comprising: at least one interface tocommunicate with a cellular roadside unit (RSU) and a dedicated shortrange communication (DSRC) RSU; and processing circuitry incommunication with the interface and arranged to: decode data of a V2Xservice from the cellular RSU on a cellular frequency band; decode DSRCmeasurement information from the cellular RSU, the DSRC measurementinformation comprising parameters for measurement of DSRC frequency bandsignals from the DSRC RSU by the V2X UE; encode, for transmission to thecellular RSU through the interface, DSRC measurements based on the DSRCmeasurement information; and decode a radio resource control (RRC) orNon-Access Stratum (NAS) message from the cellular RSU, the RRC or NASmessage comprising an offload command, the offload command triggeringthe V2X UE to start communicating the V2X service from the DSRC RSUrather than the cellular RSU, the offload command comprising a WirelessAccess in Vehicular Environment Basic Service Set (WBSS) identity of theDSRC RSU.

In Example 15, the subject matter of Example 14 includes, wherein: theDSRC measurement information comprises DSRC frequencies and parametersindicating timing for measurement by the V2X UE at the DSRC frequencies.

In Example 16, the subject matter of Examples 14-15 includes, wherein:the DSRC measurement information comprises a reporting configurationthat indicates a reporting configuration for reporting of the DSRCmeasurements to the cellular RSU.

In Example 17, the subject matter of Example 16 includes, wherein: thereporting configuration indicates that individual measurements of theDSRC measurement information are to be aggregated into a log file andreported in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event.

In Example 18, the subject matter of Examples 14-17 includes, wherein:the DSRC measurement information comprises at least one of a DSRCchannel type, a channel number, a measurement periodicity, or ameasurement type.

In Example 19, the subject matter of Example 18 includes, wherein: theDSRC measurement comprises measurements on different DSRC channels, andthe DSRC measurement comprises at least one of: a list of DSRC RSUs thatthe V2X UE is able to detect, a power level of each signal received fromthe DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect, or a channel load ofeach channel of each of the DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect.

In Example 20, the subject matter of Examples 14-19 includes, wherein:the offloading information comprises a channel configuration, afrequency configuration, a Timing Advertisement and a master informationblock (MIB) of the DSRC RSU.

In Example 21, the subject matter of Examples 14-20 includes, wherein:the DSRC measurements are provided in at least one of: a buffer statusreport (BSR) media access control (MAC) control element, a DSRC MACcontrol element or a RRC measurement report.

In Example 22, the subject matter of Examples 14-21. includes, wherein:the DSRC measurements are provided in a measurement report that includesDSRC presence fields, control channel (CCH) measurements and sharedchannel (SCH) measurements.

Example 23 is a computer-readable storage medium, that storesinstructions for execution by one or more processors of avehicle-to-anything (V2X) user equipment (V2X UE), the one or moreprocessors to configure the V2X UE to: communicate data, of a V2Xservice with a cellular roadside unit (RSU); generate a dedicated shortrange communication (DSRC) measurement report comprising DSRCmeasurements for signals from a DSRC RSU based on DSRC measurementinformation and DSRC reporting information received from the cellularRSU; receive an offload message from the cellular RSU, the offloadmessage comprising a Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment BasicService Set (WBSS) identity of the DSRC RSU and an identification of theV2X service; and start communicating data of the V2X service from theDSRC RSU rather than the cellular RSU in response to reception of theoffload message.

In Example 24, the subject matter of Example 23 includes, wherein: theDSRC reporting information indicates that individual measurements of theDSRC measurement information are to be aggregated into a log file andreported in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event.

In Example 25, the subject matter of Examples 23-24 includes, wherein:the DSRC measurement information comprises, for each of a plurality ofDSRC channels: a DSRC channel type, a channel number, a measurementperiodicity, a measurement type, a list of DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE isable to detect, a power level of each signal received front the DSRCRSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect, and a channel load of eachchannel of each of the DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect.

In Example 26, the subject matter of Examples 23-25 includes, wherein;the DSRC measurements are provided in at least one of; a buffer statusreport (BSR) media access control (MAC) control element, a DSRC MACcontrol element or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) measurement report.

In Example 27, the subject matter of Examples 23-26 includes, wherein:the DSRC measurements are provided in a measurement report that includesDSRC presence fields, control channel (CCH) measurements and sharedchannel (SCH) measurements.

Example 28 is a method of offloading a vehicle-to-anything (V2X) servicefor a V2X user equipment (V2X UE), the method comprising: communicatingdata of a V2X service with a cellular roadside unit (RSU); generating adedicated short range communication (DSRC) measurement report comprisingDSRC measurements for signals from a DSRC RSU based on DSRC measurementinformation and DSRC reporting information received from the cellularRSU, receiving an offload message from the cellular RSU, the offloadmessage comprising a Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment BasicService Set (WBSS) identity of the DSRC RSU and an identification of theV2X service; and starting communicating data of the V2X service from theDSRC RSU rather than the cellular RSU in response to reception of theoffload message.

In Example 29, the subject matter of Example 28 includes, wherein: theDSRC reporting information indicates that individual measurements of theDSRC measurement information are to be aggregated into a log file andreported in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event.

In Example 30, the subject matter of Examples 28-29 includes, wherein:the DSRC measurement information comprises, for each of a plurality ofDSRC channels: a DSRC channel type, a channel number, a measurementperiodicity, a measurement type, a list of DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE isable to detect, a power level of each signal received from the DSRC RSUsthat the V2X UE is able to detect, and a channel load of each channel ofeach of the DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect.

In Example 31, the subject matter of Examples 28-30 includes, wherein:the DSRC measurements are provided in at least one of: a buffer statusreport (BSR) media access control (MAC) control element, a DSRC MACcontrol element or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) measurement report.

In Example 32, the subject matter of Examples 28-31 includes, wherein:the DSRC measurements are provided in a measurement report that includesDSRC presence fields, control channel (CCH) measurements and sharedchannel (SCH) measurements.

Example 33 is an apparatus of a vehicle user equipment (V2X UE), theapparatus comprising: means for communicating data of a V2X service witha cellular roadside unit (RSU), means for generating a dedicated shortrange communication (DSRC) measurement report comprising DSRCmeasurements for signals from a DSRC RSU based on DSRC measurementinformation and DSRC reporting information received from the cellularRSU; means for receiving an offload message from the cellular RSU, theoffload message comprising a Wireless Access in Vehicular EnvironmentBasic Service Set (WBSS) identity of the DSRC RSU and an identificationof the V2X service; and means for starting communicating data of the V2Xservice from the DSRC RSU rather than the cellular RSU in response toreception of the offload message.

In Example 34, the subject matter of Example 33 includes, wherein: theDSRC reporting information indicates that individual measurements of theDSRC measurement information are to be aggregated into a log file andreported in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event.

In Example 35, the subject matter of Examples 33-34 includes, wherein:the DSRC measurement information comprises, for each of a plurality ofDSRC channels: a DSRC channel type, a channel number, a measurementperiodicity, a measurement type, a list of DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE isable to detect, a power level of each signal received from the DSRC RSUsthat the V2X UE is able to detect, and a channel load of each channel ofeach of the DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect.

In Example 36, the subject matter of Examples 33-35 includes, wherein:the DSRC measurements are provided in at least one of: a buffer statusreport (BSR) media access control (MAC) control element, a DSRC MACcontrol element or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) measurement report.

In Example 37, the subject matter of Examples 33-36 includes, wherein:the DSRC measurements are provided in a measurement report that includesDSRC presence fields, control channel (CCH) measurements and sharedchannel (SCH) measurements.

Example 38 is at least one machine-readable medium includinginstructions that, when executed by processing circuity, cause theprocessing circuitry to perform operations to implement of any ofExamples 1-37.

Example 39 is an apparatus comprising means to implement of any ofExamples 1-37.

Example 40 is a system to implement of any of Examples 1-37.

Example 41 is a method to implement of any of Examples 1-37.

Although an embodiment has been described with reference to specificexample embodiments, it will be evident that various modifications andchanges may be made to these embodiments without departing from thebroader scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the specificationand drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than arestrictive sense. The accompanying drawings that form a part hereofshow, by way of illustration, and not of limitation, specificembodiments in which the subject matter may be practiced. Theembodiments illustrated are described in sufficient detail to enablethose skilled in the art to practice the teachings disclosed herein.Other embodiments may be utilized and derived therefrom, such thatstructural and logical substitutions and changes may be made withoutdeparting from the scope of this disclosure. This Detailed Description,therefore, is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope ofvarious embodiments is defined only by the appended claims, along withthe full range of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.

The subject matter may be referred to herein, individually and/orcollectively, by the term “embodiment” merely for convenience andwithout intending to voluntarily limit the scope of this application toany single inventive concept if more than one is in fact disclosed.Thus, although specific embodiments have been illustrated and describedherein, it should be appreciated that any arrangement calculated toachieve the same purpose may be substituted for the specific embodimentsshown. This disclosure is intended to cover any and all adaptations orvariations of various embodiments. Combinations of the aboveembodiments, and other embodiments not specifically described herein,will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the abovedescription.

In this document, the terms “a” or “an” are used, as is common in patentdocuments, to include one or more than one, independent of any otherinstances or usages of “at least one” or “one or more.” In thisdocument, the term “or” is used to refer to a nonexclusive or, such that“A or B” includes “A but not B,” “B but not A,” and “A and B,” unlessotherwise indicated. In this document, the terms “including” and “inwhich” are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms“comprising” and “wherein.” Also, in the following claims, the terms“including” and “comprising” are open-ended, that is, a system, UE,article, composition, formulation, or process that includes elements inaddition to those listed after such a term in a claim are still deemedto fall within the scope of that claim. Moreover, in the followingclaims, the terms “first,” “second,” and “third,” etc. are used merelyas labels, and are not intended to impose numerical requirements ontheir objects.

The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to comply with 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b), requiring an abstract that will allow the reader to quicklyascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted withthe understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit thescope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing DetailedDescription, it can be seen that various features are grouped togetherin a single embodiment for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure.This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting anintention that the claimed embodiments require more features than areexpressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claimsreflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of asingle disclosed embodiment. Thus the following claims are herebyincorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing onits own as a separate embodiment.

1. An apparatus of a cellular roadside unit (RSU), the apparatuscomprising: at least one interface to communicate with avehicle-to-anything (V2X) user equipment (V2X UE) and a dedicated shortrange communication (DSRC) RSU; and processing circuitry incommunication with the interface and arranged to: encode data of a V2Xservice for transmission to the V2X UE on a cellular frequency band;encode DSRC measurement information for transmission to the V2X UEthrough the interface, the DSRC measurement information comprisingparameters for measurement of DSRC frequency band signals from the DSRCRSU by the V2X UE; decode DSRC measurements from the V2X UE based on theDSRC measurement information; determine whether to offload the V2Xservice to the DSRC RSU based on the DSRC measurements; in response to adetermination to offload the V2X service to the DSRC RSU, communicateoffloading information with the DSRC RSU, the offloading informationindicating offloading of the V2X service from the cellular RSU to theDSRC RSU; and after communication of the offloading information, encodean offload command for transmission to the V2X UE through the interface,the offload command comprising an indication of offloading of the V2Xservice from the cellular RSU to the DSRC RSU.
 2. The apparatus of claim1, wherein: the DSRC measurement information comprises DSRC frequenciesand parameters indicating timing for measurement by the V2X UE at theDSRC frequencies.
 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the DSRCmeasurement information comprises a reporting configuration forreporting of the DSRC measurements to the cellular RSU.
 4. The apparatusof claim 3, wherein: the reporting configuration indicates that the DSRCmeasurement information is to be reported periodically.
 5. The apparatusof claim 3, wherein: the reporting configuration indicates that the DSRCmeasurement information is event-driven.
 6. The apparatus of claim 3,wherein: the reporting configuration indicates that individualmeasurements of the DSRC measurement information are to be reportedindividually.
 7. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein: the reportingconfiguration indicates that individual measurements of the DSRCmeasurement information are to be aggregated into a log file andreported in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event.
 8. Theapparatus of claim 1, wherein: the DSRC measurement informationcomprises at least one of a DSRC channel type, a channel number, ameasurement periodicity, or a measurement type.
 9. The apparatus ofclaim 8, wherein: the DSRC measurement comprises measurements ondifferent DSRC channels, and the measurement type or measurementperiodicity of the DSRC channels are independent.
 10. The apparatus ofclaim 9, wherein: the DSRC measurement comprises at least one of: a listof DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect, a power level of eachsignal received from the DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect, ora channel load of each channel of each of the DSRC RSUs that the V2X UEis able to detect.
 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the offloadinginformation comprises a channel configuration, a frequencyconfiguration, a Timing Advertisement and a master information block(MIB) of the DSRC RSU.
 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein: theoffloading command comprises the offloading information.
 13. Theapparatus of claim 1, wherein: the processing circuitry comprises abaseband processor, and the apparatus further comprises a transceiverconfigured to communicate with the V2X UE and the DSRC RSU.
 14. Anapparatus of a vehicle-to-anything (V2X) user equipment (V2X UE), theapparatus comprising: at least one interface to communicate with acellular roadside unit (RSU) and a dedicated short range communication(DSRC) RSU; and processing circuitry in communication with the interfaceand arranged to: decode data of a V2X service from the cellular RSU on acellular frequency band; decode DSRC measurement information from thecellular RSU, the DSRC measurement information comprising parameters formeasurement of DSRC frequency band signals from the DSRC RSU by the V2XUE; encode, for transmission to the cellular RSU through the interface,DSRC measurements based on the DSRC measurement information; and decodea radio resource control (RRC) or Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message fromthe cellular RSU, the RRC or NAS message comprising an offload command,the offload command triggering the V2X UE to start communicating the V2Xservice from the DSRC RSU rather than the cellular RSU, the offloadcommand comprising a Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment BasicService Set (WBSS) identity of the DSRC RSU.
 15. The apparatus of claim14, wherein: the DSRC measurement information comprises DSRC frequenciesand parameters indicating timing for measurement by the V2X UE at theDSRC frequencies.
 16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein: the DSRCmeasurement information comprises a reporting configuration thatindicates a reporting configuration for reporting of the DSRCmeasurements to the cellular RSU.
 17. The apparatus of claim 16,wherein: the reporting configuration indicates that individualmeasurements of the DSRC measurement information are to be aggregatedinto a log file and reported in response to an occurrence of apredetermined event.
 18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein: the DSRCmeasurement information comprises at least one of a DSRC channel type, achannel number, a measurement periodicity, or a measurement type. 19.The apparatus of claim 18, wherein: the DSRC measurement comprisesmeasurements on different DSRC channels, and the DSRC measurementcomprises at least one of: a list of DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is ableto detect, a power level of each signal received from the DSRC RSUs thatthe V2X UE is able to detect, or a channel load of each channel of eachof the DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect.
 20. The apparatus ofclaim 14, wherein: the offloading information comprises a channelconfiguration, a frequency configuration, a Timing Advertisement and amaster information block (MIB) of the DSRC RSU.
 21. The apparatus ofclaim 14, wherein: the DSRC measurements are provided in at least oneof: a buffer status report (BSR) media access control (MAC) controlelement, a DSRC MAC control element or a RRC measurement report.
 22. Theapparatus of claim 14, wherein: the DSRC measurements are provided in ameasurement report that includes DSRC presence fields, control channel(CCH) measurements and shared channel (SCH) measurements.
 23. Acomputer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for executionby one or more processors of a vehicle-to-anything (V2X) user equipment(V2X UE), the one or more processors to configure the V2X UE to:communicate data of a V2X service with a cellular roadside unit (RSU);generate a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) measurement reportcomprising DSRC measurements for signals from a DSRC RSU based on DSRCmeasurement information and DSRC reporting information received from thecellular RSU; receive an offload message from the cellular RSU, theoffload message comprising a Wireless Access in Vehicular EnvironmentBasic Service Set (WBSS) identity of the DSRC RSU and an identificationof the V2X service; and start communicating data of the V2X service fromthe DSRC RSU rather than the cellular RSU in response to reception ofthe offload message.
 24. The medium of claim 23, wherein: the DSRCreporting information indicates that individual measurements of the DSRCmeasurement information are to be aggregated into a log file andreported in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event.
 25. Themedium of claim 23, wherein: the DSRC measurement information comprises,for each of a plurality of DSRC channels: a DSRC channel type, a channelnumber, a measurement periodicity, a measurement type, a list of DSRCRSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect, a power level of each signalreceived from the DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE is able to detect, and achannel load of each channel of each of the DSRC RSUs that the V2X UE isable to detect.
 26. The medium of claim 23, wherein: the DSRCmeasurements are provided in at least one of: a buffer status report(BSR) media access control (MAC) control element, a DSRC MAC controlelement or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) measurement report.
 27. Themedium of claim 23, wherein: the DSRC measurements are provided in ameasurement report that includes DSRC presence fields, control channel(CCH) measurements and shared channel (SCH) measurements.